Girl Scout Cookies are a February favorite and the kindergarten through first grade Meeker Girl Scout Troop is now selling near you. There are five girls enrolled in this year’s troop, which will be selling cookies at Watt’s Ranch Market every Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. until Mar. 9. They can[Read More…]
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Obituary: Wayne L. Johns
Aug. 9, 1941 ~ Feb. 8, 2022 Wayne LaVon Johns passed away on Feb. 8, 2022, at the age of 80. Wayne was born on Aug. 9, 1941 to Fay Louise Kight and LaVon Johns in Morenci, Arizona. Wayne married Paula McKenzie in Rangely, Colorado. Wayne enjoyed fishing, photography and[Read More…]
Obituary: Estella Margret Fulton
Oct. 5, 1921 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Estella Margret Fulton passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2022. Marge was born to William and Stella Findlay in Rifle, Colorado, on Oct. 5, 1921. The family lived in Parachute, Colorado, and she joined her siblings Jim, George, Charley, Ernie and Mary (Eliasen).[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald Jack Hedge
Aug. 15, 1950 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Ronald Jack Hedge, 71, from Dinosaur, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 1, 2022, after a battle with dementia and then a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 15, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. As a small child, his family lived at the Clubhouse[Read More…]
Obituary: Charlotte Sizemore Mobley
June 7, 1948 ~ Feb. 4, 2022 Charlotte Sizemore Mobley, 73, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 4, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Roosevelt, Utah. Charlotte was born June 7, 1948, in Grand Junction, Colorado, the daughter of Roy C. Sizemore and Sally Sheridan Sizemore. She grew up[Read More…]
Letter: Subdivision change a bad idea
Dear Editor: I have been biting lips to keep my mouth shut, and I lost that war. I want to address the idea of changing the development size of lots to fit anyone, including a county commissioner. When you make exceptions for one you make them for all. It is[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Bad behavior
When did it become socially acceptable to blame others for our own bad behavior? I know that it erupts in the privacy of our homes, as starting a family and raising children is stressful. It usually produces parents who lean on what they learned from their closest role models. No[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Meeker food pantry
One of the outstanding ongoing charity operations in Meeker is our local Food Pantry, open to anyone in need. For those short of funds, in-between jobs, or otherwise struggling, it is a place to relieve food insecurity. This is a resource open to anyone living in or driving through our[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Life lessons from solitaire
Since I quit my alcohol habit almost nine months ago, I’ve had a lot more time, money and energy available (imagine that?). In lieu of my previously ever-present wine glass, I’ve started playing Solitaire on my phone. To my surprise, the simple game offers some applicable life lessons. I’ll share[Read More…]
Burning coal seams pose wildfire risk
RBC I “These mines that are burning in Colorado have been burning for many, many years, some of them over 100 years,” said Tara Tafi, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist for Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS). Tafi oversees the department’s mine fire program, which[Read More…]
FINAL SEASON MEET FOR MEEKER SWIMMERS …
The Moffat County High School swim team finished up its season at the 2022 Southwest Girls Conference meet at Colorado Mesa University with preliminaries on Friday and finals on Saturday. Swimmers swam individual as well as relay events Friday. The MCHS A Medley Relay (Vivian Brown, Natalie Lopez, Megan Neton,[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys drop one to North Park
MEEKER I The lady Cowboys only had one game this week as they had previously played Soroco. This week they also traveled to North Park Saturday and suffered a tough 65-73 loss. “Our team played well,” said head coach Jamie Rogers. “We just had some foul trouble we couldn’t overcome.”[Read More…]